Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version - Second Catholic Edition

Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version - Second Catholic Edition

• Ignatius Bible (RSV), 2nd Edition Hardcover

<p>A completely new design and typeset edition of the popular Ignatius Revised Standard Version-Catholic Edition Bible, with minor revisions to some of the archaic language used in the first edition. This revised version is a contemporary English translation without dumbing-down the text. This second edition of the RSV doesn't put the biblical text through a filter to make it acceptable to current tastes and prejudices, and it retains the beauty of the RSV language that has made it such a joy to read and reflect on the Word of God. Now the only Catholic Bible in standard English is even more beautiful in word and design!</p><p><strong>Features:</strong></p><ul><li>Completely re-designed and newly typeset with 9 point font size. Wider margins and improved line-spacing for comfortable reading.</li><li>The RSV, second Catholic edition is the only Bible translation that uses standard (non-feminist) English <em>and</em> is in conformity with the Church's translation guidelines found in the Vatican document, <em>Liturgiam Authenticam</em> </li><li>Nine reference maps in color:<ul><ul>1. The Nations of Genesis Chapter 10</ul></ul><br><ul><ul>2. The Exodus from Egypt</ul></ul><br><ul><ul>3. The Conquest of Canaan</ul></ul><br><ul><ul>4. The Kingdom Years</ul></ul><br><ul><ul>5. Jerusalem - From David to Christ</ul></ul><br><ul><ul>6. Palestine in Christ's Time</ul></ul><br><ul><ul>7. Paul's First and Second Journeys</ul></ul><br><ul><ul>8. Paul's Third and Fourth Journeys</ul></ul><br><ul>9. The Holy Land in Modern Times.</ul></li><li>Approximate dimensions: 6" x 9". </li><li>Gold-edged pages on the <strong>leatherbound edition only.</strong> </li></ul>